Microslide washing machine



Dec. 22, 1953 E. A. ANDERES ET AL MICROSLIDE WASHING MACHINE Filed Dec.ll, 1950 llc Ild

INVENTURS EUGENE A. ANDERES 8 EULA J. ANDERES AGENT drawings. This cover4 supports the oscillating gear box I4, together with the motor I3,which operates the oscillating shaft 5.

The operation of our micro-slide washing machine is substantially asfollows:

When it is desired to wash a plurality of microslides, as indicated bydash lines A and B in Figs. 3 and 1, respectively, the slide retainer I2is re moved by resiliently displacing one of the ends I2a and I2b fromone of the openings I Ig or I Ih in the slide holding frame I I. Theslides are then placed in the slotted portions I Ic and I Id at theiropposite ends, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, and the slideretainer I2 is then replaced, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, andthe intermediate bar portion I2c thereof is positioned at the normallyouter edges of the slides A, as shown in Fig. 3 or" the drawings,retaining them in the slots IIc and I Id.

The frame sections IIa and IIb may then be slid into engagement witheither the clips 'I and 9 or the clips 8 and I0, respectively, as shownin Fig. 2 of the drawings. It will be noted that placement of thesections IIa and IIb may be accomplished by engaging the flats 5c and 5dabove the clips I and 9, and then longitudinally sliding the sectionsIIa and IIb into engagement inwardly of the clips I and 9, so that theyare held against the ats 5d andv 5c, which securely supports the slideholding frame in connection with the oscillating shaft 5.

When the slide holding frame II is connected to the oscillating shaft 5,as hereinbefore described, the cover 4, together with the motor I3 andgear box I4 having the shaft 5 .connected therewith, is placed over thecontainer I, causing the shaft to be projected downwardly into thecontainer, engaging the internal bore 5a thereof with the bearingprojection Ia, which causes concentric support of the shaft 5 in thecontainer I. The motor I3 may be operated, causing the oscillating gearbox I4 to transmit oscillatory motion to the shaft 5, which oscillatesthe slide holding frame II, causing a washing action internally of thecontainer I, which is filled with cleaning uid.

The slide holding frame II, as it oscillates, moves the micro-slides A,causing reversal of the washing action each time the shaft 5 oscillates.

When it is desired to continue processing the micro-slides, the cover 4,together with the motor I3, gear box I4, shaft 5, and slide holdingframe II, may be placed in connection with the container 2, ashereinbefore described in connection with the container I, in order torinse the micro-slides A, and the micro-slides A may be subsequentlymoved into the container 3 for a rinse in distilled water in a similarmanner.

Though we have shown and described a par ticular construction,combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, we do not wish to belimited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement,but desire to include in the scope of our invention the construction,combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appendedclaims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a washing machine, a container, a shaft movably mounted in saidcontainer, a frame removably mounted on one side of said shaft, saidframe having side portions provided with opposed slots therein forretaining opposite ends of micro-slides, a resilient slide retainerremovably connected to the middle of said frame extending transverselyof said slots for engaging edges of micro-slides supported in saidslots, said retainer being configured to engage and to retain slides insaid slots, said shaft having clips thereon removably and directlyengageable with opposed end portions of said frame, a cover for saidcon-- tainer, having an oscillating motor thereon, connected with saidshaft for operating the same.

2. In a washing machine, a container, a shaft movably mounted in saidcontainer, a frame removably mounted on one side of said shaft, saidshaft having resilient clips secured thereto and engageable with saidframe.

3. In a washing machine, a driven shaft, axially spaced clips on saidshaft, a slide holding frame having opposed portions removably anddirectly engaged with said clips.

4. A machine according to claim 3 and wherein said frame is elongatedand said opposed portions are at the ends thereof and said frame haschannel-shaped elements extending along the longitudinal edges of theframe, said elements having opposed inner flange plates, said flangeplates having a plurality of spaced parallel slots for reception ofindividual slides.

5. A'rnachine according to claim 4 and including a resilient linearmember comprising a slide retainer removably and terminally secured tosaid opposed portions at the ends of the frame.

EUGENE A. ANDERES. EULA J. ANDERES.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 281,598 Wiseman July 17, 1883 2,082,876 Davis June 8, 19372,261,840 Bergman Nov. 4, 1941 2,277,919 Liptok Mar. 31, 1942 2,496,506Wagner Feb. 7, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 5,667 Australiaof 1927

